All My Babies: A Midwife's Own Story
When George C. Stoney was a boy delivering newspapers, he was curious about the black women with black satchels he would spot occasionally on the streets of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before dawn. Later he learned th..
Booked for Safekeeping
Designed to help police officers understand how to respond to situations involving people with mental illnesses. Made with New Orleans Police Dept.
How the Myth was Made
Stoney says he has dumb luck. His grandfather was the doctor on the island in Ireland where the legendary maker of documentary film, Robert Flaherty, shot his film Man of Aran. So Stoney's film, exploring the effects Fla..
Hudson Shad
Folk music legend and environmental activist Pete Seeger, in despair over the pollution of his beloved Hudson River, launched a project to clean it up in the sixties. In Hudson Shad, Seeger and others in the "River Keepe..
Palmour Street
Palmour Street (1949), a dramatized, open-ended discussion of family relations, which Stoney co-directed on location in Gainesville, Georgia, for the Georgia Department of Public Health. Palmour Street is in Gainesville,..
Planning for Floods
The distribution and use of Planning for Floods by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) spread the message of public environmental responsibility well beyond the immediate community of the Mississippi River. It anticipat..
Race or Reason: The Bellport Dilemma
“If you get involved in the community when growing up, and adults listen, you'll feel empowered and never forget it.” — Betty Puleston In 1969-70, when race riots were sweeping across America in the wake of the ci..
The Cry for Help
Teaches police officers how to interact with suicidal individuals. Made with Chicago Police Dept.
The Man in the Middle
Shows police how they can work more sensitively with the communities they serve. Made with New York City Police Dept.
The Mask
A film designed to make police officers aware that alcohol can disguise or mask serious physical and mental illnesses. Made with the Cleveland Police Dept.